Location: East Anchorage/Muldoon, 09/20/13
Between the hours of 11PM and 1AM (Friday night, Sep. 20th, 2013) was a clearly visible Moon Dog or Moon Halo. The optics of this atmospheric phenomenon was caused by refracted rays of light through hexagonal ice crystals (from a Cirrostratus Layer) in the upper atmosphere.

Location: East Anchorage/Muldoon, 09/20/13
Between the hours of 11PM and 1AM (Friday night, Sep. 20th, 2013) was a clearly visible Moon Dog or Moon Halo. The optics of this atmospheric phenomenon was caused by refracted rays of light through hexagonal ice crystals (from a Cirrostratus Layer) in the upper atmosphere.